Density, Volume, Mass Flashcards

1
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Triple Beam Balance

A

instrument used to measure mass

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2
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graduated cylinder

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instrument used to measure liquid volume, liters or milliliters

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3
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metric ruler

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instrument used to measure the volume of a rectangular solud

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4
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Length x Width x Height

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formula for rectangular solid volume

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5
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gram (g) or Kilogram (Kg), milligrams

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metric unit used to record mass

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6
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cm^3 or m^3

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metric unit used to record volume of a solid

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7
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milliLiter (mL) or Liter (L)

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metric unit used to record volume of a liquid

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8
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Displacement

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procedure for determining volume of irregular objects

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9
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mass

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the amount of matter in an object

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10
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gram

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1/1000 of a kilogram, unit used when measuring mass.

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11
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weight

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A measure of the force of gravity acting on an object

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12
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pan

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It is where you place the object on the triple beam balance

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13
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beams

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What the riders of a triple beam balance slide on

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14
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riders

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The “weights” used to measure the mass that slide on the beams

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15
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pointer

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Lines up with the scale to measure the mass of an object.

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16
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adjustment knob

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Helps to adjust the pointer to the scale on the balance

17
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density

A

amount of mass in a given space

18
Q

density equation

A

mass/volume

19
Q

units of density for liquids

A

g/mL

20
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units of density for solids

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g/cm^3

21
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density of water

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1.0 g/mL

22
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objects less dense than 1.0 g/mL…

A

float

23
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objects more dense than 1.0 g/mL..

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sink

24
Q

what is the unit for weight

A

Newtons (N)

25
Q

What are the factors that affect density?

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  1. Size of the atoms
  2. Mass of the atoms
  3. Arrangement of the atoms
26
Q

If converting a smaller unit to a larger unit you should:

A

divide or move the decimal to the left

27
Q

if converting a larger unit to a smaller unit you should:

A

multiply or move the decimal to the right.

28
Q

Prefix: kilo (k), What is the multiplying factor?

A

Thousands (base unit x 1000)

29
Q

Prefix: hecto (h), What is the multiplying factor?

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Hundreds (base unit x 100)

30
Q

Prefix: deka (da), What is the multiplying factor?

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tens (base unit x 10)

31
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Prefix: standard/base units (g, L, m), What is the multiplying factor?

A

Ones (base unit x 1)

32
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Prefix: deci (di), What is the multiplying factor?

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one tenth (base unit x 0.1)

33
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Prefix: centi (c), What is the multiplying factor?

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One hundredth (base unit x 0.01)

34
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Prefix: milli (m), What is the multiplying factor?

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one thousandths (base unit x 0.001)

35
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Prefix: micro (𝘮), What is the multiplying factor?

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One millionth (base unit x 0.00001)